Daily Archives: February 25, 2019

Henry Winkler will be in the Valley this month as the featured speaker for the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix’s MEGA 2019 event. Though he doesn’t have a favorite spot in the Valley, he says, “I like that when I come there, I am always treated with enormous warmth.” It’s not hard to treat Henry…

Amanda Garcia appointed Arizona director for Take The Lead Take The Lead, a leading nonprofit dedicated to achieving gender parity by 2025, has hired Amanda Garcia as its Arizona director. Created by Gloria Feldt, Take The Lead provides critical leadership training programs, peer mentoring, role modeling and more to individuals, corporations and groups throughout the…

Pictured above: Halle Siegel, Mara Friedman, Eva Bogomolny, Lexi Stovsky and Eric Sterin at Shabbat services. Yesterday, while eating outside at the Phoenix Public Market Cafe, a gust of smoke blew over me. Whenever I smell a campfire, I am always taken back. My eyes didn’t water from the smoke, but because its rustic smell…

Academically talented and motivated teens can get a taste of college this summer. Participants in the Arizona State University Barrett Summer Scholars program experience college firsthand and prepare for enrollment and success at ASU and Barrett, the Honors College. Participants live on campus, engage in college-level coursework and build a community with their peers. Students participate…

Pictured above: B’nai B’rith Campers play ga-ga. Ga-ga has been a favorite game at Jewish summer camps for decades. Recently, the game has gained mainstream popularity and can be found at camps and playgrounds around the world. Deemed a “gentler version of dodgeball” the game is played in a ga-ga pit. The ga-ga pit is…

Pictured above: Participants at last year’s camp for young adults. Photo by Yoav Magid Who says summer camp is just for kids? Now young adults can relive (or discover) the unwired fun, creativity and friendship of Jewish summer camp. Presented by Moishe House, Camp Nai Nai Nai offers a weekend of adventure for young adults…

Photo courtesy B’nai B’rith Camp By Jane Larkin Shabbat at camp is “cool” and adds a sense of sacredness to the camp experience. My son just returned from his second summer spent at the Union for Reform Judaism’s Greene Family Camp. While Sammy is glad to be reunited with his puppy, he misses his other…

By Lindsey Silken & Jenni Zeftel You’re starting to think about summertime and what on earth you’re going to do with the kids for two months – err – we mean, how to provide your darlings with a meaningful and fun summer experience. And if it gets them out of the house? Win-win. Maybe you’ve…

Pictured above: Salted Carmel Hamantaschen Purim is one of the most exciting holidays on the Jewish calendar, yet its signature food hamantaschen is not. Triangle shaped and traditionally filled with uninspired flavors, it’s no wonder this pastry is frequently disappointing. Fortunately, pastry Chef Paula Shoyer is on a mission to transform hamantaschen from bland and…

Since 1931 the Jewish Braille Institute has provided free books and magazines to the visually impaired and reading disabled. While the mission hasn’t changed, the format of the reading material has shifted. Initially the JBI offered many materials in braille, with raised dots representing letters that enable the blind to read by touch. Now about…